Hope to see some of you on Friday, Sept 23, at the Mountaineering Center in Golden. It's $5, and free for AAC members. Pre-show happy hour at 6:30 and a tour of the museum, and the show starts at 8. Fair bit of 14er footage with Brittany (mtnbikerskierchick), but unfortunately only on peaks outside Wilderness due to the legal issues. Gonna be fun!

Hope to see some of you on Friday, Sept 23, at the Mountaineering Center in Golden. It's $5, and free for AAC members. Pre-show happy hour at 6:30 and a tour of the museum, and the show starts at 8. Fair bit of 14er footage with Brittany (mtnbikerskierchick), but unfortunately only on peaks outside Wilderness due to the legal issues. Gonna be fun!

Looking forward to it. Stop by the Friends of Berthoud Pass table and say hello. See ya Friday.

Saw this years offering from the Sweetgrass guys last night at New Belgium, not too shabby. Artsiest ski film I've ever seen, by far. Holy crap that film is artsy.

Most likely gonna make the trip down to Golden tomorrow night to catch Facets of Winter and try to get acquainted with the AE folks. I'm thinking they need to make an appearance in Fort Collins this year. Looking forward to saying hello to some of my favorite people!

If anybody up my way is interested in heading down there with me, holla.

- A mountain is not a checkbox to be ticked- Alpinism and mountaineering are not restricted to 14,000 foot mountains- Judgment and experience are the two most important pieces of gear you own- Being honest to yourself and others about your abilities is a characteristic of experienced climbers- Courage cannot be bought at REI or carried with you in your rucksack~ The Baron Von Bergschrund

Gotta say, Nick kinda kills it with the story and superb cinematography. And that is where this industry should be going. We know that people are willing to throw their carcasses off of 80ft cliffs after a heli ride. But the artistic representation, uphill power, and stories are what inspires me. I am glad that ski films are heading in a more artistic direction. Thanks Sweetgrass.

RoanMtnMan wrote:Gotta say, Nick kinda kills it with the story and superb cinematography. And that is where this industry should be going. We know that people are willing to throw their carcasses off of 80ft cliffs after a heli ride. But the artistic representation, uphill power, and stories are what inspires me. I am glad that ski films are heading in a more artistic direction. Thanks Sweetgrass.

+1

I think that's what the problem is with most of these production companies that pop-up, no originality, just the same old scenes of people trying to ski the gnarliest and biggest stuff they can find. I have a few friends associated with sweetgrass and have been following them since the early days and I'd have to say all their movies are pretty awesome. To them it's not about the 80ft cliffs and getting the best shot possible...it's about the passion that most people have for snow sports and showing that through a story and artistic approach.

- A mountain is not a checkbox to be ticked- Alpinism and mountaineering are not restricted to 14,000 foot mountains- Judgment and experience are the two most important pieces of gear you own- Being honest to yourself and others about your abilities is a characteristic of experienced climbers- Courage cannot be bought at REI or carried with you in your rucksack~ The Baron Von Bergschrund